Veilstone City.
This is a city built into steep mountains, and it is also where Team Galactic's headquarters is located.
The Galactic Veilstone Building. This is Team Galactic's base.
"Great! It's finally a success!"
Charon looked at the Red Chain in front of him with burning eyes. It was a crimson chain glowing with a faint red light.
It was a special tool forged by refining the power of Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf. It was said to connect to and completely control the two Legendary Pokémon that rule time and space in Sinnoh.
"Hahahaha!! With this, I can control 'gods'!"
Charon laughed wildly. His face twisted with joy.
He never expected things would develop this smoothly. Originally, he would not even have dared to dream of a day like this. After all, the New World plan had been created and carried out by Cyrus.
Charon was ambitious. He had always been ambitious. He wanted the whole world to look up to him! But there was nothing he could do. Although he was a genius scientist, he was only a scientist. He had no real talent as a Trainer.
As the saying goes, not every researcher is like Colress and also strong in battle. If it really came down to a fight, Charon would probably be worse than a roadside Bug Catcher.
But so what?
It did not matter if he had no talent as a Trainer. In Charon's view, as long as he could get a Legendary Pokémon, he could rise to the top in one step! At that time, the whole world would look up to him!
That was why he had been chasing Legendary Pokémon for so long. If there was no opportunity, he would create one himself.
He had his eyes on the Legendary Pokémon Heatran. However, it was useless. Heatran was very strong. Although he had built a machine that could control Pokémon, he first had to be able to use that machine and get close to Heatran.
However, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and even Cyrus had all been unwilling to help him.
And how could ordinary Team Galactic members even get close to Heatran?
But now... they were all gone!
"A bunch of fools. They looked down on me, but now they've done all the work for me, haven't they?"
Charon sneered. He knew very well that Cyrus and Mars had never truly respected him.
If Cyrus had not needed Charon's technology, he would not have bothered with him at all. And now?
"I don't know who it was, but they really did me a favor."
Charon slowly picked up the crimson Red Chain, his eyes full of obsession.
This light is perfect!
As long as he had this, he could control the two Legendary Pokémon who ruled over time and space! Then, he would be the chosen one! He would be the only one!
"And then..."
After enjoying the moment for a while, Charon carefully put the Red Chain into his bag and turned around.
Inside three containers, Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf were imprisoned. They were the Pokémon that represented "spirit."
Because their power had been drained, the three of them were very weak right now. They could only lie helplessly inside the containers.
"How should I deal with you? It's such a headache."
Charon grinned as he admired the three Legendary Pokémon in front of him.
Since the Red Chain had already been completed, Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf were naturally no longer useful to him now.
However, unlike Cyrus, Charon felt they were not a complete waste. After all, they were Legendary Pokémon. If he could make them work for him, wouldn't that be even better?
"If you are willing to submit to me, I might take you in. Otherwise..."
Charon did not finish the threat, but Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf naturally understood what he meant.
As three ancient Pokémon that had existed since the beginning of creation, their wisdom went without saying.
They were very weak right now. But even after being treated like this, the eyes of Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf showed not a trace of anger toward Charon. They were unusually calm. Or rather, they felt pity.
A pathetic human, swallowed by the desires in his heart. In the end, he would only destroy himself.
Trying to control a "god" would only bring about his own destruction. There was no other outcome.
The Red Chain could connect to time and space and control Dialga and Palkia. That part was true. But this control was not permanent.
And Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf, as counterparts to Dialga and Palkia in a sense, knew the tempers of those two dragons all too well.
Once the Red Chain failed, this human would only be torn to pieces by the enraged Dialga and Palkia. There was no other outcome.
Seeing that Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf not only did not beg for mercy but looked at him with those eyes, Charon became angry from the humiliation.
"I really hate your eyes."
He hated those calm expressions. They disgusted him.
Just as Charon was about to say more, a Team Galactic member pushed the door open and ran in urgently.
"Didn't I say you are not allowed to come in without my permission?"
Charon's face immediately darkened.
"This is bad, Master Charon! There are intruders!" the Team Galactic member said in panic.
"What did you say?" Charon was shocked.
"It's Champion Cynthia! They have already reached the second floor. Our people can't stop them at all!"
"Take me away, quickly!"
Charon was shocked, but he immediately snapped out of it.
Team Galactic had now lost Cyrus, the three Commanders, and many elite members. They were already in chaos.
And the only remaining Commander, Charon, had no real combat ability at all. Moreover, the opponent was Cynthia.
Fight? How could they fight? Even if Cyrus were here, he would not be Cynthia's match.
"Yes!" The Team Galactic member was still loyal.
"We can't leave through the lower floors. We're going out this way."
Charon immediately went to the window and had the Team Galactic member release his Golbat.
"Damn it! But I will definitely be back!"
Charon looked back at Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf with clear reluctance. Although he really wanted to take them away, it was obviously not the right time.
If he did not retreat now, he probably would not be able to escape at all.
It did not matter. Once he got Dialga and Palkia, the whole world would be his! Charon knew what mattered most. The Red Chain was already on him. Now, the most important thing was to get the two gods of time and space first.
Meanwhile, on the second floor.
"I'm telling you, wouldn't it be better to just put down your Poké Balls and surrender? Even your boss Cyrus has already gone off to work in the mines, and you're still resisting here."
Damian clicked his tongue as he looked at the injured Team Galactic members in front of him. His tone was full of mockery.
Cynthia's Garchomp stared at them fiercely, making every one of them tremble.
Too strong!
"Damian, what should we do with these people?" Cynthia asked him.
"I've already had Gladion send people over to take over."
"All right."
Cynthia nodded. Originally, she had thought that if Team Rocket did not have enough people in Veilstone City, she would notify the Veilstone Police Station.
Otherwise, she could not just let these Team Galactic members go, could she?
However, Damian had obviously already considered that. This was Team Galactic's headquarters, and there were still quite a few Team Galactic members here.
These could all be turned into Team Rocket personnel. There was no reason to waste them.
"Let's go. Keep moving up."
The three of them continued upward. Although Team Galactic members came to stop them along the way, they were all crushed by Cynthia's Garchomp.
Soon, the three of them reached the fourth floor and found a huge laboratory.
"Well, well, well... look what I found."
Damian's eyes lit up, and the smile on his face became obvious as he looked at the three Pokémon trapped inside the containers.
"Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf."
Cynthia quickly recognized them. They were the three Legendary Pokémon tied to the Sinnoh lake legends.
"They look very weak. Team Galactic must have done something to them."
Caitlin's eyebrows furrowed slightly. She could clearly feel that the three Pokémon were in an extremely weak state.
And at that moment, Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf were also observing Damian's group.
"Let's get them out first."
Garchomp stepped forward. Its claws flashed once, and a sharp slash cut across the containers.
Cracks spread across the surface of the containers trapping Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf, and then they shattered.
"Uxie, are you all right?"
Cynthia stepped forward and sprayed Hyper Potions on the three Legendary Pokémon to help them recover their stamina.
Once part of their strength returned, Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf finally regained some energy. Their bodies slowly lit up with blue light as they floated into the air.
That was right. All three of them floated naturally through their Levitate Ability.
Uxie, representing "Wisdom," floated between Mesprit and Azelf. It was obvious that Uxie was taking the lead among the three.
"Thank you for rescuing us, humans."
Uxie first shook its head at Cynthia, and then a steady telepathic voice rang in the ears of the three people.
"You're welcome. I should be the one saying sorry. What Team Galactic did to you... that was truly wrong."
Cynthia sighed. The moment she entered and saw Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf trapped in containers like test subjects, her heart had already filled with mixed emotions.
Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf were Legendary Pokémon, and they were the ones who gave "spirit" to the living beings of the world.
In the legends, Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf hatched from a single egg. They once flew across the world, giving humans "Wisdom" to make life colorful, "Emotion" to feel sadness and joy, and "Willpower" to stay determined.
But now, humans who had received gifts from them had captured them and locked them in cages, treating them like experimental subjects.
That left Cynthia feeling deeply ashamed.
"There is no need to feel guilty. This is not your fault."
Mesprit, representing "Emotion," was extremely sensitive to feelings. It sensed Cynthia's emotions, tilted its head slightly, and spoke with a soft, neutral telepathic voice.
"With emotions, dark desires are also born. This is an inevitable result."
Uxie's telepathy remained calm. It did not seem surprised by what had happened today at all. Or perhaps it had seen this outcome long ago.
"On the day Arceus created us, I already saw that something like this would happen."
"Excessive human greed will lead them into the abyss. They will suffer the punishment they deserve."
At this point, Uxie's telepathy paused. Its calm gaze shifted to Damian.
"Where strong light shines, shadow is born. When the two rulers are summoned and the chains are wrapped around them, the one who dwells in the world where there is no distinction between heaven and earth will also use that chance to appear."
What does that mean?
Hearing this, both Cynthia and Caitlin were confused, but Damian understood immediately.
"What are you trying to say?" Damian looked at Uxie with interest.
"The shadow will not give up this chance to resist. Arceus has not awakened yet. Right now, He only knows how to oppose the two rulers. We cannot stop Him."
Uxie shook its head.
"Do you want me to help you deal with Giratina? Do I really look like such a nice person?"
Damian couldn't help but laugh.
"Where strong light shines, shadow is born." The so-called "shadow" in that sentence was clearly referring to Giratina, the third dragon of the Creation Trio.
Because of its violent nature, it had been banished by Arceus to the other side of the world. That place was a world where there was no distinction between heaven and earth, also known as the Distortion World.
Giratina, who lived in the Distortion World, had also been quietly watching the original world this whole time.
And most importantly, Giratina's Pokédex classification is the "Renegade Pokémon"!
And who, exactly, is that so-called "rebellion" aimed at?
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